Whitman Stories
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February 21, 2022
Living in Wellness
Whitman College has a new Interest House, thanks to a grant awarded to support students in recovery.
February 21, 2022
Journalist Cecilia Kang ’94 Shares ‘Ugly Truth’
The New York Times reporter discussed her best-selling book during a campus event.
February 21, 2022
Going West
Semester in the West: 20 students, three months on the road, one unforgettable experience.
February 21, 2022
Anything But Common
Whitman College’s dining hall, Cleveland Commons, puts sustainability on the menu.
February 17, 2022
Power and Privilege Going Beyond the Bare Minimum
When it comes to diversity, equity and inclusion, there’s always more work to be done, say 2022 Power & Privilege Symposium organizers.
February 14, 2022
Professor Michelle Janning Shares Insights on Cultural Values and Romance
Janning, a professor of sociology and author of Love Letters: Saving Romance in the Digital Age, explains how couples control the presentation of their love story to others, and how for celebrity couples, relationships and breakups “are happening in a marketplace where their image as people who abide by romantic values is a lot more scrutinized, and therefore probably a lot more controlled because their livelihoods depend on it.”
February 14, 2022
Professor Eunice Blavascunas Sheds Light on Poland-Belarus Border Region
The Polish government has begun construction of a massive wall across its eastern border to block migrants traveling through neighboring Belarus. Human rights groups and conservationists warn it will damage fragile ecosystems, including Białowieża Forest, which Blavascunas wrote about in her book “Foresters, Borders, and Bark Beetles: The Future of Europe’s Last Primeval Forest.”
February 10, 2022
Whitties support US Ski teams at Beijing Olympics
Torey Anderson ’12 and John Rumpeltes, who attended Whitman from 1974-76, are in Beijing as part of U.S. Ski & Snowboard’s physical therapy team.
February 8, 2022
Young Twins Agree: Whitman Is the Best All-Around
When Las Vegas natives and twin sisters first visited Whitman College, they didn't think they'd commit to a Division III school. The now juniors thought their basketball career would bring them elsewhere. Whitman continues to reinforce why becoming Blues was the right choice.
February 6, 2022
Professor Jim Russo on History and Vaccine Hesitancy
In a Spokesman-Review opinion piece, Jim Russo, associate professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (BBMB), says dissension over masks and vaccines distract from our common microbial enemy.